Jérusalem et religions

Courses - Arabic or Hebrew - 2010/2011 - Jerusalem

2010-09-07T17:58:58Z

The Sisters of Our Lady of Zion organize Arabic and Hebrew courses at the Ecce Homo. - Where : Ecce Home convent, Via Dolorosa, Old City, Jerusalem. - When : Arabic lessons will begin on Sept 27 ; the hebrew ones will begin first days of october. - To know more about : 02-6277292 - Agenda (english)

Cours - Arabe ou Hebreu - 2010/2011 - Jerusalem

2010-09-07T17:53:47Z

Les sœurs de Notre-Dame de Sion organisent pour la rentrée 2010 des cours d'arabe et d'hébreu à l'Ecce Homo. - Où : Couvent Ecce Homo sur la Via Dolorosa en vieille ville de Jérusalem. - Quand : les cours d'arabe commencent le 27 septembre, les cours d'hébreu commencent début octobre. - Pour en savoir plus : 02-6277292 - Agenda

Terre Sainte : Les évêques préparent le synode

2010-09-07T17:40:54Z

Assemblée plénière des ordinaires catholiques à Bethléem ROME, Mardi 7 septembre 2010 (ZENIT.org) - Les ordinaires catholiques de Terre Sainte, réunissant les évêques de différents rites d'Israël, de Jordanie et des territoires palestiniens, se sont retrouvés les 1er et 2 septembre derniers à l'occasion de leur assemblée plénière à Bethléem, sous la conduite de leur président, Mgr Fouad Twal, patriarche latin de Jérusalem. L'assemblée des ordinaires catholiques de Terre Sainte (AOCTS), créée à l'initiative (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Recensement population israélienne : 25% de non-juifs

2010-09-07T17:30:18Z

Alors que le nouvel an juif approche, la population israélienne continue d'augmenter, selon une étude du Bureau central des statistiques. La population atteint désormais les 7 645 000 personnes. Elle est en augmentation constante de 1, 8 % par an pour la 7e année consécutive. Les Juifs représentent 75,5 % de la population, les Arabes 20,3 %. 4,2% sont classés dans la catégorie "autres" et sont bien souvent des immigrants de l'ex-URSS qui ne sont pas considérés comme juifs. Le Bureau central des (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Des milliers de hassidim en pèlerinage à Ouman (Ukraine) pour le Nouvel An

2010-09-07T17:27:34Z

A la veille de Rosh Hashana, les Hassidim de Breslev entament leur pèlerinage annuel pour Ouman. Le ministre des Transports, Israël Katz, s'est rendu lundi à l'aéroport Ben Gourion, en pleine effervescence, pour souhaiter une bonne année aux centaines de voyageurs qui attendaient leur vol. Pour la majorité d'entre eux, il s'agissait de Hassidim de Breslev se rendant à Ouman pour leur pèlerinage annuel sur la tombe de Rabbi Nahman. Avec en fond sonore le bruit des shofar, Katz leur a donc souhaité un (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Thousands of hassidim leave on holiday pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine

2010-09-07T11:10:25Z

Breslov Hassidim make their way to Ukraine for the annual pilgrimage to the grave of Rabbi Nahman. Transportation Minister Israel Katz visited a bustling Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday to bid a Happy New Year to the hundreds of passengers in the departure hall, the vast majority of them Breslov Hassidim making their way to Uman for the annual pilgrimage to the grave of Rabbi Nahman. With the sounds of the shofar trumpeting in the background, Katz wished the travelers a good trip and a safe (...) - Press review

Abbas refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state

2010-09-07T11:05:16Z

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he would not recognize Israel as a Jewish state in an interview with east Jerusalem newspaper Al-Quds. When asked about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's demand that the PA recognize Israel as a Jewish state, Abbas said "Israel can call itself whatever it wants. We don't have to recognize those definitions." Abbas repeatedly told the interviewer, on his trip from Libya to Jordan, that he will not compromise, especially when it comes (...) - Press review

Egypt concerned over defining Israel as Jewish state

2010-09-07T10:58:48Z

FM Aboul Gheit tells 'Al Arabiya' network he fears for fate of Arabs in Israel in event of UN approving decision to define Israel as a Jewish state. Defining Israel as a Jewish state is something that arouses concern, according to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit who spoke to the Al Arabiya network on Monday. Aboul Gheit feared for the fate of Israeli Arabs in the case that the UN approves a decision to define Israel as a Jewish state. "Would they give them all the citizens (...) - Press review

Mayor of Jerusalem wants 10 million tourists by 2020

2010-09-07T10:50:29Z

Mayor unveils goal to increase tourism from 3 million to 10 million people by 2020. Jerusalem's tourism marketing budget will grow from NIS 3 million to NIS 70m., Mayor Nir Barkat announced at the Jerusalem Economic Forum, held at the Biblical Zoo on Sunday night. The event, which also featured Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov (Israel Beiteinu) as a keynote speaker, focused on the capital's leadership position in Israeli tourism. “Our vision for the city is to turn Jerusalem into a focal (...) - Press review

Population's data : 25 % not jewish

2010-09-07T10:45:31Z

CBS data released ahead of Rosh Hashana 5771 shows increase in Jewish, Christian birthrates, 28% of population under age of 14. The nation's population on the eve of Rosh Hashana 5771 stands at 7,645,500, surpassing the 7.5 million mark set last year, according to figures released Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. There are 5,770,900 Jews in Israel, or 75.5 percent of the population; Arabs represent 20.3%, or 1,559,000 people, and the remaining 315,500 (4.1%) are not registered (...) - Press review

'IDF conversions invalid from religious point of view'

2010-09-07T10:34:49Z

Yochi Gnessin says soldiers converted to Judaism in the IDF cannot register in the rabbinate to be married because conversions incomplete. An attorney representing the state dropped a bombshell in the High Court of Justice on Monday when she told the court that soldiers who converted to Judaism in the IDF could not register in the rabbinate to be married because their conversions were incomplete. Most of the roughly 4,500 soldiers who have converted over the past few years are women, (...) - Press review

Aide: Pope Sees Hope in Israeli-Palestinian Talks

2010-09-06T17:56:03Z

President Peres Gifts Pontiff With Menorah VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 3, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is expressing hope regarding the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, after a meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C.. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, made this observation on the latest edition of Vatican Television's "Octava Dies." The Vatican spokesman focused his comments on Israeli President Shimon Peres' visit Thursday to the Pope at the (...) - Press review

Les espoirs du pape dans les négociations sur la Terre Sainte

2010-09-06T17:53:24Z

Réflexion du père Lombardi sur la visite du président Peres ROME, Lundi 6 septembre 2010 (ZENIT.org) - Le pape Benoît XVI place de grands espoirs dans la reprise des négociations entre juifs et palestiniens à Washington, estimant que le dialogue est la seule voie pour la paix. C'est ce qu'explique le directeur du bureau de presse du Saint-Siège, le père Federico Lombardi S.J., dans l'éditorial du dernier numéro d'« Octava Dies », le bulletin hebdomadaire du Centre de télévision du Vatican, au lendemain (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Eglise de la Nativité à Bethléem : accord historique

2010-09-06T17:49:37Z

Jeudi 2 septembre, le Custode de Terre Sainte, frère Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a cosigné un accord officiel historique à Bethléem : celui de la restauration du toit de l'église de la Nativité de Jésus. En présence du Premier ministre palestinien M. Salam Fayyad et de M. Ziad Al Bandak, conseiller auprès du Président Mahmoud Abbas pour les Affaires Chrétiennes et également président du Comité pour la rénovation de l'église, le Custode de Terre Sainte, le Patriarche grec Orthodoxe Theophilos III et le (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Nativity Church in Bethlehem : a historic agreement

2010-09-06T17:47:10Z

On Thursday, 2nd September, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, signed a historic official agreement in Bethlehem : that of the restoration of the roof of the Church of the Nativity of Jesus. In the presence of the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr. Salam Fayyad and Mr. Ziad Al Bandak, advisor to the President Mahmoud Abbas for Christian Affairs and also Chairman of the Committee for the renovation of the church, the Custos of the Holy Land, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch (...) - Press review

The heads of the Churches invite the Muslim authorities for the Iftar

2010-09-06T17:37:33Z

In Jerusalem, there is one day in the year when everybody makes an effort to arrive on time. On Thursday 2nd September, the appointment was for 7.08 p.m. on the dot when, for the Muslims in the Holy Land, the cannon was fired to announce the end of the fast of Ramadan. Most of the heads of the Churches of Jerusalem were present at the Notre Dame Centre beside their Muslim guests at this time to share soup, dates and hummus. It is also the only time in the year when an official meal is not (...) - Press review

Les chefs des Églises invitent les autorités musulmanes pour l'Iftar

2010-09-06T17:35:51Z

A Jérusalem, il y a un jour dans l'année où tout le monde s'efforce d'arriver à l'heure. Ce jeudi 2 septembre, il s'agissait d'être présent à 19 h 08 précises quand, pour les musulmans de Terre Sainte, retentissait le coup de canon annonçant la rupture du jeun de Ramadan. La plupart des chefs des Églises de Jérusalem étaient donc présents au Centre Notre Dame aux côtés de leurs hôtes musulmans à l'heure dite pour partager en entrée une soupe, des dattes et du humus. C'est aussi la seule fois dans l'année où un (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Perfect harmony : a muslim soprano and a jewish pianist

Judith Meyer — 2010-09-06T17:29:41Z

She is Muslim, he is Jewish. She is a soprano, he is a pianist. In their first concert together, the two artists performed on July 25 at the Mormon Christian University, built on the slopes of Mount Scopus and offering a panoramic view of the old and new city of Jerusalem. The spectacular view serves as the scenery for artists performing on the stage of the auditorium which is doted with immense glass windows. Thus, as the first notes filled the auditorium, the audience could admire the sun setting over Jerusalem.

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Armenian church concerned by building hotel project in Jerusalem

2010-09-06T08:55:49Z

German Colony residents, Armenian Church oppose high-rise construction project in the capital Residents hoping to illustrate the true size of a proposed hotel in Jerusalem's German Colony released giant helium balloons on Sunday afternoon, in an effort to show the neighborhood how tall 34 meters looks in relation to the rest of the buildings in the area. Around 75 residents took part in a protest against the proposed eight-story Colony Hotel, which is in the planning process for the lot at (...) - Press review

Secular and religious politicians fight over the winter clock

2010-09-06T08:38:21Z

100,000 sign petition to extend daylight savings time until November; Interior Minister Elie Yishai offers compromise to reverse daylight savings after one week. With the political leadership consumed by significant issues such as negotiations with the Palestinians and the appointment of the new chief of General Staff, MKs and ministers alike sparred on Sunday over a no-less-pressing issue: why Israel is preparing for winter by switching from daylight savings time before the first (...) - Press review

Abdennour Bidar : La lapidation, "preuve extrême de la logique de violence de l'islam"

2010-09-06T08:24:00Z

Abdennour Bidar est professeur de philosophie en classes préparatoires à Sophia-Antipolis La monstrueuse condamnation d'une femme à la lapidation par la République islamique d'Iran donne encore une fois de l'islam une image catastrophique, celle d'une religion archaïque, violente et totalitaire. N'essayons pas en effet de dédouaner la religion islamique du meurtre programmé de Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani en soutenant qu'il s'agit d'une décision politique. Le pouvoir de Mahmoud Ahmadinejad se fonde sur (...) - Opinions

Meeting people - Interreligious - September 19th - Jerusalem

2010-09-05T16:10:59Z

The Interfaith encounter group organize a visit in the footsteps of "The People of Jerusalem's Old City". - When : September 19, 2010 from 15:00-18:00 - Where : meeting point at Jaffa Gate - To know more about : See the Old City as you never have before – through the eyes of its multi-cultural residents Who are the people living next to the tourist sites? What special challenges does their community face? This tour will help us better understand ourselves and our neighbors. 02-6510520 or (...) - Agenda (english)

Bollywood wil soon shooting a movie on Christ Life on his Land's birth

2010-09-05T15:31:45Z

Pawan Kalyan to star in Bollywood film of Christ's life Production costing $30m to be filmed in Israel and Palestinian Territories with all-Indian cast of mainly children Pawan Kalyan Pawan Kalyan, who will star in the Bollywood film of Christ's life, at a press conference in Jerusalem. Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP Monty Python was condemned for irreverence, Mel Gibson was castigated for violence and Martin Scorsese got into trouble over the sex scenes. But the pitfalls of portraying (...) - Press review

A Fading Art: Understanding Breastfeeding in the Middle East

2010-09-05T15:25:47Z

"A Fading Art: Breatfeeding in the Middle East by Modia Batterjee" is an unusual and fascinating first-hand account of family life, public health, and breastfeeding in the Islamic world. Islamic states have the highest infant mortality rate in the world thanks in large part to a decline in breastfeeding. What is a “milk mother” according to Islamic law? Do nursing mothers and pregnant women need to fast during the holy month of Ramadan? And how is it that only 37% of women in Saudi Arabia, (...) - Books-Discs-DVD

My petition against the Chief Rabbinate

2010-09-05T15:02:12Z

In my fight to stop the discrimination against converts, I am turning to the High Court of Justice, by Rabbi Seth Farber * On Monday morning, I will begin a new stage in my rabbinic career. I will appear in the High Court of Justice as a plaintiff who is petitioning it against the Chief Rabbinate. Over the past four months, since ITIM filed its petition against the rabbinate and on behalf of Orthodox converts who cannot register for marriage in their municipalities, hundreds of people have (...) - Opinions/english

Prayer notes removed from Kotel ahead of Jewish High Holidays

2010-09-05T14:58:10Z

Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch removed prayer notes left by visitors from between the stones of the Kotel on Sunday, ahead of Rosh Hashanna. The notes are buried in a nearby Jerusalem cemetery according to Jewish tradition. People of all faiths slip notes between the stones in the belief that god will answer their prayers. Source : Jerusalem Post, Sept 5, 2010 - Press review

Egyptian TV show stirs debate over Muslim Brotherhood

2010-09-05T14:52:20Z

Leading Brotherhood members allege that the script expresses the views and policies of Egypt's powerful security apparatus. CAIRO – The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians who adopt Western lifestyles and values. His followers beat up an opponent. That is the image of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood depicted in a television mini-series airing in Egypt that casts a (...) - Press review

Court: Private school can bar teacher from wearing hijab

2010-09-05T14:40:36Z

Jerusalem court rejects appeal by a Muslim teacher at a school owned by the Archdiocese of Cologne; Nadra Nimri said her rights were violated. The Jerusalem District Labor Court last week rejected a temporary appeal by a Muslim teacher at a private Christian school to allow her to continue working after she decided to wear a hijab in class after teaching without one for 27 years. The prestigious school, known as the Schmidt School for Girls, is run by the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary Ward (...) - Press review

Israeli President met the Pope in Italy

2010-09-05T13:59:53Z

Pope Benedict XVI to President Shimon Peres During Their Meeting in Italy: I Carry a Prayer for the Success of the Direct Talks and the Peace Process between Israel and the Palestinians President Shimon Peres met today with his holiness Pope Benedict XVI in his summer residence in Italy. The two dedicated considerable time during their meeting to the issue of the Peace Process and the start of the direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians. At the beginning of the meeting the Pope (...) - Press Statement

WCC General Secretary visits the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

2010-09-05T13:24:21Z

Accompanied by a team composed of five persons among whom Mr Michel Nseir and Yussef Dhaher, the WCC General Secretary met His Beatitude Fouad Twal and discussed with him many ecumenical topics and the situation of the Christian community in the Holy Land. HB focused on the importance of the WCC office in Jerusalem and the good work it does for the coordination between the different churches in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. He also informed his guest about the activities of the LP in terms (...) - Press review

Secrétaire général du Conseil Mondial des Eglises au Patriarcat Latin de Jérusalem

2010-09-05T13:21:31Z

Accompagné d'une équipe composée de cinq personnes, parmi lesquelles M. Michel Nseir et Youssef Dhaher, le secrétaire général du Conseil Mondial des Eglises (CME) a rencontré Sa Béatitude Fouad Twal et discuté avec lui de nombreux sujets œcuménique et de la situation de la communauté chrétienne en Terre Sainte. Sa Béatitude a mis l'accent sur l'importance du bureau du CME à Jérusalem et sur l'excellent travail qu'il effectue pour la coordination entre les différentes Eglises de Jérusalem et de la Terre (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Septembre 2010 - Agenda du Patriarche Latin Fouad Twal

2010-09-05T13:10:51Z

Mercredi 1er septembre 8h : Au Patriarcat, rencontre avec Connie Kimberger, Dame du Saint Sépulcre, accompagnée d'un petit groupe Jeudi 2 septembre 18h : Iftar de Ramadan avec la communauté musulmane à Jérusalem au centre Notre-Dame Mercredi 1er et jeudi 2 septembre Assemblée des évêques de Terre Sainte à Bethléem Vendredi 3 septembre 9h : Départ pour Amman Samedi 4 septembre Messe de l'exaltation de la Croix chez les sœurs de la croix à Fuheiis Du dimanche 5 au jeudi 9 septembre Retraite (...) - Communiqué de presse

September 2010 Agenda of the Latin Patriarch

2010-09-05T13:08:20Z

Wednesday 1st 8:00 A meeting with Connie Kimberger, Dame of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher accompanied by a small group. Thursday 2nd 18:00 Iftar of Ramadan with the Muslim community in Jerusalem Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd Meeting of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in the Holy Land in Bethlehem Friday 3rd 9:00 departure to Amman Saturday 4th Mass of the Exaltation of the Cross at the Sisters of the Cross at Fuheiis Sunday 5th to Thursday 9th September Retreat with (...) - Press Statement

The Latin Patriarche Fouad Twal in Ramallah for Iftar

2010-09-05T13:04:15Z

His Beatitude Patriarch Fouad Twal organized a Ramadan Iftar in Ramallah, on the 31st of August. At the Iftar were present Mr. Nimer Hammd, representative of the president Mahmoud Abbas who is now in the USA for the peace negotiations. Also participated at the Iftar meal 80 Christian and Moslem personalities from Ramallah and the area such as the minister of religious Affairs Mr Mahmoud Habbash, Minister Ziad Bandak, personal Counselor of the president, Mr Rafiq Natcheh, from the Executive (...) - Press review

Le Patriarche Latin Fouad Twal à Ramallah pour Iftar

2010-09-05T12:58:36Z

Sa Béatitude Fouad Twal a organisé un Iftar de Ramadan à Ramallah, le 31 août. Pour cet Iftar étaient présents M. Nimer Hammd, représentant du président Mahmoud Abbas, qui est maintenant aux États-Unis pour les négociations de paix. Ont aussi participé 80 personnalités chrétiennes et musulmanes de Ramallah et de la région tels que le ministre des Affaires religieuses, M. Mahmoud Habbash, le ministre Ziad Bandak, conseiller personnel du président, M. Rafiq Natcheh, du comité exécutif de l'OLP, M. Hussein (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Priest: Islam May Fill Europe's Religious Vacuum

2010-09-05T12:43:11Z

Responds to Libyan Leader's "Provocation" ROME, SEPT. 3, 2010 (Zenit.org).- On an official visit to Italy this week, the Libyan chief of state caused a few ripples by stating that Europe should convert to Islam. The general public was perhaps more shocked, however, by his request for a few billion dollars to stop African immigration. However, a missionary priest did call for taking seriously Muammar al-Qadhafi's statements on religion, saying a European conversion to Islam just might happen (...) - Press review

Cardinal Highlights Importance of Melkite Church

2010-09-05T12:40:00Z

CORDOBA, Argentina, SEPT. 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Leonardo Sandri is calling for a rediscovery of the contributions offered by the Melkite Church, particularly leading up to the October synod of bishops for the Middle East. The prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches said this Tuesday in an address to bishops of the Melkite Church who are working in Argentina. The cardinal was present at a Eucharistic celebration held in Cordoba, along with Gregorios III Laham, patriarch (...) - Press review

Benedict XVI Meets With Israeli President

2010-09-05T12:34:28Z

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI was visited today by President Simon Peres of Israel at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. Their dialogue included a discussion on negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. A Vatican communiqué reported, "Concerning the renewal of direct contacts between Israelis and Palestinians, scheduled for today in Washington, the hope was expressed that this may assist in reaching an agreement that is respectful of the (...) - Press review

Le pape reçoit le président israelien Shimon Peres

2010-09-05T12:31:49Z

ROME, Jeudi 2 septembre 2010 (ZENIT.org) - Le président israélien et Prix Nobel de la Paix, Shimon Peres, a été reçu pendant quarante minutes par le pape Benoît XVI ce jeudi matin, en sa résidence d'été de Castel Gandolfo, à quelque 30 km de Rome, indique le Vatican. Une occasion pour encourager les négociations de paix. Un communiqué du Saint-Siège indique que le président israélien s'est d'abord entretenu avec le cardinal secrétaire d'Etat Tarcisio Bertone, qui était accompagné du secrétaire pour les (...) - REVUE DE PRESSE

Exposition - Photos de Jérusalem - 13 septembre - Paris

2010-09-05T12:28:03Z

Carrefour des mondes et des cultures annonce le vernissage d'une exposition de photographies « Jérusalem, Territoire de Partage » d'Elodie Abergel, artiste plasticienne et coordinatrice de Zellige. - Quand : le lundi 13 Septembre 2010 à 20h - Où : au 19, rue Trousseau, Paris 11ème. - Pour en savoir plus : Elodie Abergel,Franco-Israélienne et Samer Ashhab Palestinien présenteront « Zellige », Maison de médiation artistiques et interculturelle israélo-palestinienne à Jérusalem. Ils parleront de leurs (...) - Agenda